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Friday, April 17, 2026
Settlers said to torch vehicle, attempt to set warehouse ablaze in yet another West Bank attack
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Palestinian media outlets report that settlers attempted to set fire to a warehouse and torched a vehicle in the village of Asira al-Qibliya, near Nablus in the northern West Bank.
Footage from the scene appears to show that only the entrance to the warehouse was damaged.
No injuries have been reported.
There are no reports of arrests, which are highly rare in instances of settler violence, even though they have been taking place on a daily basis.
مستوطنون يضرمون النار بمركبة وباب منزل في قرية عصيرة القبلية، جنوب نابلس. pic.twitter.com/mOHwkLAe2z
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) April 17, 2026
BREAKING: Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the village of Asira al-Qibliya in the West Bank, setting a car and a home on fire in an attempt to burn a family alive.
Thankfully, the family noticed in time and managed to escape before the flames spread. pic.twitter.com/tuXM6fvpoJ
— Ihab Hassan (@IhabHassane) April 17, 2026
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